My mum

[Blitzford72]

Hi everyone It's been quite a year for my poor mum 😞

Falls,speech rapidly detoriating and to top it off ripping some bone from her hip .so unfortunately they will not operate because of her age 88 years young .she now is permanently in a wheel chair.she is constantly asking to go to the toilet and I think this is starting to be an issue with the home .as she can't do it on her own .

The question I would like to ask ,at what point would you move her from a residential home to a nursing home ??

Unfortunately the residential home are just not geared up from some one with mum's complex needs .

But I'm unsure whether moving her she will just give up .I think it's going to another year of uncertainty and all I won't to do is the very best for her .

Thank you reading

[messier]

If she’s in a care home that doesn’t offer nursing care I’m surprised they are still letting her stay. Mum was in a home that had both care and nursing so they transitioned her between the different price brackets and claimed FNF when they needed to. She had a long stretch where she needed the toilet frequently and kept pressing the buzzer - particularly at night which disrupted her sleep completely. So we agreed that she would have a catheter which really helped. Later on that caused a bunch of other problems but I think it might be worth trying.

[AliBee1]

Hi, That is a difficult question because the system considers needs like hers as social rather than nursing unless the problem with her hip requires nursing care. However, if the current home are not meeting her needs why not talk with them about it if your Mum is happy there and if they feel it is too much for them, then why not go and have a talk to a recommended Nursing Home and see if they feel that they could better meet her needs. Good luck. AliBee xx